Police waiting for crash autopsy report

Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy before they can identify a woman killed in a fiery crash south of Mackay yesterday.

Senior Sergeant Dave Parnell says the woman's car plunged 30 metres over the Sarina range before hitting a tree and bursting into flames around 7:00am.

He says fire officers were forced to abseil down the side of the range to retrieve the woman's body.

"We had to utilise the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and their people with the ropes and abseiling skills to help be able to get down and recover the body and to check the vehicle out and investigate the matter," he said.